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1235 – בֶּ֫קַע (beqa)

bekah


Type:
Noun Noun
 
masc. ♂ masculine
 
Category:  Meassurment  Weight
 Meassurment  Coins
Hebrew: בֶּ֫קַע (beqa)
Pronunciation: be-qa    Listen
Gematria: 172(2 + 100 + 70)    words with the same gematria
Origin: from H1234 (בָּקַע)
Usage: 2 times in OT

Description

1) half, part also called "shekel of the sanctuary" or "holy shekel"
2) half a shekel (meton) There appears to be at least three different shekels, one of silver, gold and copper. See a Bible Dictionary for a complete treatment of the subject.


Origin

from H1234 (בָּקַע):

בָּקַעbaqaH1234to break up/open

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word beqa was translated to the following:

δραχμήdrachmeG1406piece

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state
Ncbsa-2


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Usage in OT


1
1
Total    2

References (2 occurances in 2 verses)




Hebrew lexicon BETA

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